Beyond Time's Boundaries

time mourns innocence lost
a crisis in aging felt,
the non-reciprocating agreement
leading us into a neverland fantasy
with or without our shoes,
or best buddies by our sides...
cringing at all the terms
to which we did not agree,
sight...  hearing...  mobility...
physical dependance upon those
for whom we once cared,
more of a burden now than help,
fashionable clothes sitting in the closet
waiting for the funeral that
never seems to arrive in time...
dogged persistence keeps us alive
beyond the threshold of sanity
hummingbirds laugh at our presence
attempting to capture their vitality,
ageless thoughts flow through filters
positioned by the mind's defenses,
allowing in the relevant ones...
hiding all the others...  until...
time has no need to see the past.

September 1, 2025